Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie lured solid crowds to their dark romantic comedy Sleeping With Other People, which opened in a traditional modest rollout in Los Angeles and New York. The IFC Films release topped the weekend’s crop of specialty newcomers although others showed promise. Alchemy’s own romantic comedy — by…

Toronto gets its yearly spotlight as the festival debuts the bulk of the films that will crowd theaters this fall and into awards season, though theatrical releases of titles that premiered either there or other festivals continue to roll out this weekend. Sundance's Sleeping With Other People is potentially a big…

IFC Films won a seven-figure bidding war for the Jason Sudeikis-Alison Brie romantic comedy Sleeping With Other People at the Berlin Film Festival, following the pic’s world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. It has set a September 11 release date for the pic, written and directed by Leslye Headland and exec…

King Jack, a coming of age story about a 15-year old delinquent, and TransFatty Lives, a doc about a New York City DJ’s battle with ALS, respectively took the best narrative and documentary audiences awards at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The winners were announced at the fest’s wrap party and each award comes…

IFC Films has snapped up North American rights to the Jason Sudeikis-Alison Brie romantic comedy Sleeping With Other People in a mid-seven figure deal that also has a mid-seven figure P&A commitment.  The film was written and directed by Leslye Headland and premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. CAA brokered…

Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie are at Sundance, talking about Sleeping With Other People, a comedy in which they play former lovers trying to be friends. The pair talked with Deadline about how the festival has evolved since Brie’s first visit and the new film’s critical and commercial prospects. But Park City rookie…

The 2015 Sundance Film Festival gets underway tonight, and signs are prevalent that it might well be the biggest sellers’ market for marketing-challenged prestige fare that we've seen in a decade or longer. There is too much favoring the sellers here to think about it any other way, particularly after four deals were…

Writer-director Leslye Headland’s follow-up to her comedy Bachelorette has added Amanda Peet, The League‘s Jason Mantzoukas, and Natasha Lyonne to its cast as filming ramps up for a June NYC shoot. Sleeping With Other People stars Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie as a womanizer and a serial cheater who form a platonic…